subsist subsinuous • subsistence · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · subsist · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) support oneself. Synonyms: exist, survive, live. Examples: "He could barely exist on such a low wage." "Can you live on $2000 a month in new york city?." "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · exist · · Synonym 1 survive · · Synonym 2 live · · Synonym 3 Characters · · b latin small letter b U+0062 i latin small letter i U+0069 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075